Callaway discussion about club lengths

DonM · 2020-08-06T16:41:32+00:00

I love to listen to what club companies say about golf club engineering and fitting. Here is a video where they talk about club lengths, including single l...

scotts33

Par4QC I have built a few sets 'to swingweight' in the past. Now I build to 'suit', then check swingweight only for amusement. I have no clue to the swingweight of the Rogues I just rebuilt. They just 'feel' damn good, and produce better shots. And that's what I wanted.

You are one of the few Rex. People are stuck on the swing weight scale. Keep looking at major brand websites at the club specs.

I run across clients that say to me I need this and that and that. I trick them into trying other fitting clubs (I label fitting clubs so only I know what they are testing). Many times they will be way off their so called perfect specs. Once they know the truth of what fits better for best performance they are floored. Keep an open mind. Don found that out.

Tinker

I agree with these video guys. The trick for slower speed and or senior players is longer clubs to gain back a few mph. Lie angle is the key. At 5’11” I went a half an inch longer in my irons with 2 degree flat lie. The ball is only a half inch farther from your body, not a hard adjustment to make. The only irons that feel a tad heavy are my one set with dynamic gold. To keep competitive with slower speeds you have to learn( practice) using all your clubs. A 4 iron at a given speed works as good as a 6 iron at a higher speed. I also caution slower speeds to watch out for lower lofts. Carry in the air most always works out better through the entire set.

fatshot

Tinker To keep competitive with slower speeds you have to learn( practice) using all your clubs. A 4 iron at a given speed works as good as a 6 iron at a higher speed. I also caution slower speeds to watch out for lower lofts. Carry in the air most always works out better through the entire set.

I never used to practice the fairway woods much.....now I never practice without hitting at least a few of them. I have also learned that the lowest lofted wood I can hit consistently is 20 degrees. So I carry a 20, a 23 and a 26* that I have reshafted with senior flex 60 gram graphites and hit each one 10-15 yards less than the lower lofted one. From there I have a 5 and a 6 hybrid (again, with the same distance gaps), and only then do I get into the irons 7-GW.

KCee

I haven't looked at swingweight in years. I have a headweight, total club weight and moi I shoot for and swingweight is what it is. If the club is too light I won't swing it well. I have started using a bit lighter shafts, but really just because their profile fits me better so then I add a backweight to get the heft back.

Weirfan

KCee I haven't looked at swingweight in years. I have a headweight, total club weight and moi I shoot for and swingweight is what it is.

This is the correct way
" swingweight is uninteresting "

candukid

accufitgolf
and i was the exact opposite. I hated the short irons. They flew way too high and I couldn’t be consistent with them. The 5 and 6 on the other hand were golden

azgreg

candukid
How were they on partial shots?

candukid

azgreg
behaved like any other club on a partial. But i choked down for those

sdandrea1

I find the swingweight scale very useful when repairing/reshafting a club for a buddy or family member. Trying to match the set that club goes with.

DonM

Weirfan This is the correct way
" swingweight is uninteresting "

That's funny!

DonM

I have to wonder about their findings saying that longer (45.5") drivers are easier to square up for the average golfer.

I do see a lot fewer big banana slicers playing golf than I did 20 years ago. And I doubt that the golfer population has gotten that much better.

scotts33

DonM do see a lot fewer big banana slicers playing golf than I did 20 years ago.

IMO that's because they slicers are playing more closed face angles and 460cc heads than in 2000. 250cc - 360cc heads were more prevalent in 2000 with square face angles hence more slicers. I don't see any difference in OTT slicers swings of today vs. back then.

Taki27

scotts33 This may be the only forum with members who remember under 300 cc drivers. Plus, the golf balls today don’t spin the same as the old extra spin balls of 2000. (Balata was gone by then. I used the Precept EV extra spin)

Spuzz

Taki27 This may be the only forum with members who remember under 300 cc drivers
I used the Precept EV extra spin
Guilty!

and I loved that ball as well
:0

Eguller

Taki27 I used the Precept EV extra spin)

The was the ball G. Norman use to spin 30 yds off the green back into the fairway. 🤣
Was a fun ball to play. Nothing close now.

johnnydoom

Believe I used a re-branded version of it (EV Spin) called the Nike Spin Control. Was sad to see it discontinued.